Last Updated on June 9, 2025
A total of 172 Allen Tate | Howard Hanna and Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks | Howard Hanna Realtors® and teams have been ranked among America’s best real estate agents, according to the 2025 Real Trends Verified City Rankings, an annual report produced by REAL Trends, the nation’s leading publisher of trends and analysis of the residential real estate brokerage industry.
The list ranks top sales associates and teams in each state and metropolitan statistical area (MSA) by transaction sides and sales volume for the previous year.
Allen Tate | Howard Hanna and Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks | Howard Hanna agents and teams were ranked by state in multiple categories including individual agents by transaction sides, individual agents by sales volume, agent teams (small, medium, large, and mega) by transaction sides, and agent teams (small, medium, large, and mega) by sales volume.
Those named to the list represent the top 1.5 percent of more than 1.5 million real estate professionals in the United States.
Allen Tate | Howard Hanna and Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks | Howard Hanna Realtors took top honors in the Individuals by Volume category in both North and South Carolina. Josh Smith with Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks Walnut Cove Realty ranked No. 3 in North Carolina with $100.18M in closed sales volume in 2024. Melanie Fink with Allen Tate Realtors Lake Keowee Seneca ranked No. 5 in South Carolina with $72.89M in closed sales volume last year. The Home Team with Allen Tate Realtors Rock Hill captured top team honors with a ranking No. 4 in South Carolina among Medium Teams by Volume with $70.94M in closed sales volume.
“Real Trends Verified recognizes the best of the best. These Allen Tate | Howard Hanna and Allen Tate/Beverly Hanks | Howard Hanna agents have remained consistent and resilient despite industry challenges. I am honored to have them part of our team,” said Gary Scott, president, Allen Tate Companies.
Top Allen Tate | Howard Hanna and Allen Tate/Beverly Hanks | Howard Hanna agents in each category are as follows:
Individuals by Transaction Sides (NC) – Kara Coll, Charlotte-South, No. 21, 79 transaction sides
Individuals by Transaction Sides (SC) – Melanie Fink, Lake Keowee Rochester Hwy, No. 15, 68 transaction sides
Individuals by Volume (NC) – Josh Smith, Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks/Walnut Cove Realty, No. 3, $100.18M
Individuals by Volume (SC) – Melanie Fink, Lake Keowee Rochester Hwy, No. 5, $72.89M
Small Teams by Transaction Sides (NC) – Arevian Partners, Greensboro, No. 33, 92 transaction sides
Small Teams by Transaction Sides (SC) – Key & Canopy, Lake Wylie, No. 79, 47 transaction sides
Small Teams by Volume (NC) – Pat Allen and Julie Osborn, Highlands, No. 16, $56.6M
Medium Teams by Transaction Sides (NC) – The Overman Group, Oak Ridge, No. 11, 155 transaction sides
Medium Teams by Transaction Sides (SC) – The Home Team, Rock Hill, No. 6, 188 transaction sides
Medium Teams by Volume (NC) – Element Realty Group, Apex, No. 15, $61.06M
Medium Teams by Volume (SC) – The Home Team, Rock Hill, No. 4, $70.94M
Large Teams by Transaction Sides (NC) – The Ordan Reider Group, Charlotte-South, No. 14, 159 transaction sides
Large Teams by Transaction Sides (SC) – The Josh Boyd Team, Rock Hill, No. 7, 207 transaction sides
Large Teams by Volume (NC) – The Ordan Reider Group, Charlotte-South, No. 10, $82.88M
Large Teams by Volume (SC) – The Josh Boyd Team, Rock Hill, No. 11, $70.01M
Mega Teams by Transaction Sides (NC) – Smith Marketing, Summerfield, No. 8, 384 transaction sides
Mega Teams by Volume (NC) – Smith Marketing, Summerfield, No. 7, $189.08M
The following Allen Tate | Howard Hanna and Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks | Howard Hanna agents and teams were recognized by Real Trends Verified:
ASHEVILLE/MOUNTAIN REGION (Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks | Howard Hanna Realtors)
Asheville-Biltmore Avenue – Mills Coin and Co.
Asheville-Biltmore Park – Leslie Elliott, Gaia Goldman, Debbie Hrncir, Clary McCall, Ann Skoglund, Vivien Snyder, Jamie Turner
Asheville-Downtown – Gamble Team, Bob Gardner, Julie Smith and Todd Kaderabek
Asheville/Fletcher – Team Billy Taylor
Asheville-North – Eddie Delaney, Justus and Frady Team
Black Mountain – Scott Russell
Brevard-Downtown – Susan Campbell
Brevard-South – Billy Harris
Hendersonville – Margo Barbee, Suzanne Beckmann, Boyd Mallett Group, Heather Chambers and JJ Murphy, Steve Dozier Group, Sarah Smith
Hendersonville-Champion Hills – Champion Hills Team
The Ramble at Biltmore Forest – Mark Taylor
Walnut Cove Realty – Roseann Cioce, Rebecca Dougherty, Kyle Olinger, Josh Smith
Waynesville – Boyd and Green Group, Lapkoff and Graves Team, McElroy Ellege & Co., Brian Noland, Proben Real Estate Group, Pamela Penny Williams Real Estate Group
CHARLOTTE REGION
Belmont – The Simpson Group
Charlotte-South – Melissa Baker Team, Lauren Fox Team, Caroline Grossman, Havmoeller by Allen Tate, Donna Kelly, Mary McCloskey, Chris McGowan, Joseph McMurry, The Ordan Reider Group, Carl Richmond Associates
Charlotte-SouthPark – Jean Benham, Fabulous Charlotte Homes, Anthony Frantilla, Cindy Hope, Huss Home Group, Jamison Team, Amy Peterson, Team Severs, Shelley Spencer
Concord – Noelle Donovan Baranuk, Mike Chisholm, Vanessa Miles, Team Honeycutt
Davidson – Clark Goff, John Ratliff, Nancy Vendley
Fort Mill – Stefanie Janky, Cheri Ritter, Libby Taylor
Gastonia-Belmont – John R. Bolin, Marylynne Cloninger, Wendy Eaves Team, Gina Flowers, Choon Kim, Megan Triplett, The Young Team
Huntersville – Amy Baker, Jordan Cook, Susie Johnson
Lake Norman – Jill Gibson, Lee Ann Miller, Maceon Mitchell, Anita Sabates, Christina Stone, Catherine Taylor
Lake Wylie – Jennifer Douse, Key & Canopy
Monroe – Sommer Belk
Mooresville/Lake Norman – Becky Boan, Allyson Burns, Josee Cherrier, Cherie Loftin, Stephanie Richart
Rock Hill – The Home Team, The Josh Boyd Team
Statesville – Mary Palmes
HIGHLANDS/CASHIERS REGION
Cashiers – Rae Hayo, Kelly Ramsay
Highlands-Downtown – Pat Allen and Julie Osborn
Sapphire – Ken Fernandez Group
HIGH COUNTRY REGION
Blowing Rock – Jaco Gerbrands, Chris Spangler
Boone – Margo Lenmark
West Jefferson – Jonathan Bradley, Kim Hurley, Jerrita Roark, April Weaver-Taracido, Monica Young
TRIAD REGION
Asheboro – Katie Brown, Kelly Cassell, Hannah Hunt
Burlington – The Carter + Smith Group, The Crespo Team, Sandy Ellington-Graves, Kelly Osborn
Greensboro – Arevian Partners, Crouch and Associates, The Fitzsimmons Group, Katelyn Jenkins, Colleen Long, Tina Marsh, John Newman Team
High Point – Linda Beck, Anne Flater, The Kemp Group, Cristina Ordonez, Vivian Wilborne
Oak Ridge Commons – Tim Atkins, The Overman Group, Donna Russell Team, Roberta Wall
Oak Ridge Hwy. 68 – Maureena Shepherd & Associates
Summerfield – Smith Marketing
Winston-Salem – Pam Matthews, Next Level Realty Partners, James Patella, Wendy Sloan
TRIANGLE REGION
Apex – Element Realty Group
Cary – AT Home Partners, Lori Madden
Durham – Mary Jo Coppola, Tobacco Road Properties
Lake Royale/Wake Forest – Stellar Realty Group
Raleigh-Glenwood – Eddie Alie, Lili Ball and Associates, Eddie Cash and Associates, Siobhan Finnamore, Van Fletcher, Sue Greer Team, Diane Hayes, Laura Ivey, Michelle Martin, Carolyn Swenson
Raleigh-Falls of Neuse – Blatz Team, The Lynn Team, Margulies Team, The Wolborsky Group
Wake Forest/Rolesville – Janie Blanco
UPSTATE REGION
Anderson-Downtown – Melissa Powell, Sherry Traynum
Easley/Powdersville – Jackie Crane, Melissa Hall, Missy Rick Team
Greenville-Downtown – Cathy Clay, Susan McMillen, Mary Sloka
Greenville/Simpsonville – Stephanie Burrows, Lisa Pratt
Greer – Keaira Huffman
Greenville-West End – The Robby Brady Team
Lake Keowee North – Sandy Peirce
Lake Keowee Rochester Hwy – Melanie Fink
Lake Keowee Seneca – Greg Coutu, Melanie Dietterick, Fran Graham
Allen Tate is the Carolinas’ largest real estate company based on closed sales volume, with more than 70 offices and 1,800 Realtors in the Charlotte, Triad, Triangle, High Country, Highland/Cashiers and Asheville/Mountain regions of North Carolina and the Upstate and Low Country regions of South Carolina. Allen Tate is a partner of Howard Hanna Real Estate, the largest privately held real estate broker in the United States. The full-service real estate company has 480 real estate, mortgage, insurance, title, and escrow service offices and more than 15,000 sales associates and staff across 13 states. For more information, visit www.allentate.com and www.howardhanna.com.
